The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1819 61 39
Death of a paternal grandfather	David Edwards September 26, 1819 Southampton, Virginia, United States
Birth of a brother	Andrew Jackson Edwards January 22, 1822 (Age 3 years) Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 years) Texas, USA Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Marriage	James Monroe Hinchee — View this family January 30, 1839 (Age 20 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	David Edwards Jr. July 11, 1839 (Age 20 years) Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 years) Texas, USA Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a mother	Alicey Johnson 1854 (Age 35 years) Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 years) Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 48 years) Alaska, USA Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 48 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 50 years) Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a sister	Patsey Edwards September 24, 1878 (Age 59 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 59 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brother	Hugh H Edwards August 27, 1882 (Age 63 years) Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brother	Gideon Edwards 1890 (Age 71 years) Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 79 years) Cuba Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 97 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 98 years) Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 99 years) Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death	unknown

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Willis Newtt Edwards Family with spouse Alicey Johnson Gideon Edwards Hugh H Edwards John Edwards Polly Edwards Patsey Edwards Nancy Edwards Andrew Jackson Edwards Hicksey Ann Edwards Sallie Edwards David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Edwards Jr. Gideon Edwards Hugh H Edwards John Edwards Polly Edwards Patsey Edwards Nancy Edwards Andrew Jackson Edwards Hicksey Ann Edwards Sallie Edwards Alicey Johnson Birth: 1780 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1854 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: 1797 — Nash, North Carolina, United States
5 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Bodine Mahala Edwards William F Edwards Mariah E Edwards Mary Edwards Susan Edwards Nancy Edwards John B Edwards Asley A Edwards James Marion Edwards Rebecca Adalin Edwards Gideon Edwards Birth: 1801 43 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
19 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Neomiah Harkin Tempa Edwards Mary Edwards William Jackson Edwards Hugh H Edwards Birth: July 19, 1802 44 22 — Virginia, United States Death: August 27, 1882 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
6 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Starks Manon Edwards Martha A Edwards Albert A Edwards Manda E Edwards Andrew J Edwards Sylvester H Edwards Mary M Edwards John H Edwards John Edwards Birth: 1808 50 28 Death:
6 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Polly Edwards Birth: about 1813 55 33 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Patsey Edwards Birth: about 1814 56 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Monroe Hinchee Nancy Edwards Birth: about 1819 61 39 Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Arena Edwards Howell B Edwards William Harrison Edwards Mary Elizabeth Edwards Martha Ann Edwards Annie Laura Edwards Family with spouse Amanda Latham Rosa Bell Edwards Addie S Edwards James Edwards Elbert Ovie Edwards Milen J Edwards Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Stearman Hicksey Ann Edwards Death:
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ezekiel Moore Sallie Edwards Death:

Father’s family with Margaret Willis - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Willis Newtt Edwards Family with spouse Alicey Johnson Gideon Edwards Hugh H Edwards John Edwards Polly Edwards Patsey Edwards Nancy Edwards Andrew Jackson Edwards Hicksey Ann Edwards Sallie Edwards David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Edwards Jr. Newtt Edwards Margaret Willis Death:
	Marriage: April 25, 1784 — Southampton, Virginia, United States
half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Newtt Edwards Death: 1815 — Southampton, Virginia, United States

Family with James Monroe Hinchee - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Edwards James Monroe Hinchee Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Monroe Hinchee Nancy Edwards Birth: about 1819 61 39 Death:
	Marriage: January 30, 1839 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Family with parents
father Parents David Edwards Catherine Edwards	David Edwards Jr. 1758–1839
mother Parents (unknown)	Alicey Johnson 1780–1854
elder brother Family Elizabeth Bodine Mahala Edwards William F Edwards Mariah E Edwards Mary Edwards Susan Edwards Nancy Edwards John B Edwards Asley A Edwards James Marion Edwards Rebecca Adalin Edwards	Gideon Edwards 1801–1890
elder brother Family Neomiah Harkin Tempa Edwards Mary Edwards William Jackson Edwards	Hugh H Edwards 1802–1882
elder brother Family Elizabeth Starks Manon Edwards Martha A Edwards Albert A Edwards Manda E Edwards Andrew J Edwards Sylvester H Edwards Mary M Edwards John H Edwards	John Edwards 1808–
elder sister Family (none)	Polly Edwards 1813–
elder sister Family (none)	Patsey Edwards 1814–1878
herself Family James Monroe Hinchee	Nancy Edwards 1819–
younger brother Family Arena Edwards Howell B Edwards William Harrison Edwards Mary Elizabeth Edwards Martha Ann Edwards Annie Laura Edwards Amanda Latham Rosa Bell Edwards Addie S Edwards James Edwards Elbert Ovie Edwards Milen J Edwards	Andrew Jackson Edwards 1822–1885
sister Family William Stearman	Hicksey Ann Edwards –
sister Family Ezekiel Moore	Sallie Edwards –
Father’s family with Margaret Willis
father Parents David Edwards Catherine Edwards	David Edwards Jr. 1758–1839
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Margaret Willis –
half-brother Family (none)	Newtt Edwards –1815
Family with James Monroe Hinchee
husband Parents (unknown)	James Monroe Hinchee –
herself Parents David Edwards Jr. Alicey Johnson	Nancy Edwards 1819–